Miami, February 07, 2011 – Dr. Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, and world-renowned Hand & Upper Limb Surgeon is the new President of the ISSPORTH (International Society for Sport Traumatology of the Hand). Hand specialists from different countries around the world (including the US, Brazil, Australia, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Estonia and United Kingdom) will team up to discuss, learn and promote new procedures and techniques on hand sport injuries. The goal of ISSPORTH is to educate athletes, trainers and physicians alike about the nuances of athletic hand and wrist injuries. Members of ISSPORTH will convene in Milan, Italy on March 18th 2011.
Dr. Badia affirms – “The understanding of orthopedic issues has greatly increased within the athletic world. ISSPORTH aims to further that knowledge by focusing on a little mentioned area of anatomy; the hand and wrist.”
He is also expecting to share with other colleagues and medical practitioners interested in join ISSOPORTH member’s passion. Dr. Badia has just been nominated one of the top 45 great hand and upper extremity surgeons to know by Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine Review.